| Why Should Attorneys Use PDF Documents? | | Securing PDF Documents |
 | Smaller file size makes it easy to e-mail lengthy documents | | | Controlling access to confidential information with security |
| Useful for E-Filing | | | Digitally signing a PDF document to provide authenticity to clients and co-counsel |
| Ability to secure and digitally sign documents | |
| Commenting and sharing capability | | |
| Easy to scan documents to PDF | | Reviewing PDF Documents |
| Easy to organize for case management and trial | | | Prepare a PDF document for review and collaboration |
| Creating PDF Documents | | | Review and comment upon documents without altering the original document |
| Discussion of methods used to create PDF documents | | | Multiple reviewers - compiling and viewing collaborated document comments |
| Guidelines to remove metadata from PDF documents prior to sending to clients | | | Can use redaction tools with PDF documents to prevent confidential information from leaving the firm |
| Consolidating information from different applications into one searchable PDF document to easily provide information to clients, co-counsel and others | | |
| Accessing Information in PDF Documents | | | |
| Browse through a PDF document | | | |
| Navigate to specific content | | | |
| Searching for key text | | | |
| Guidelines regarding exporting content from a PDF document | | | |
